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Driver of development, neo-colonialism – or both?
09.12.2019, Trade and investments
With the Belt and Road Initiative, China is pushing global development in a manner unparalleled to date. But how sustainable are the “new silk roads”? Switzerland wants a piece of the cake and has signed a memorandum of understanding with China.
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Military honours for the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Belt and Road Forum 2017 in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.
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